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ilians is getting into gaza albeit at a rate less then optimal rather than hold my breath and hands waiting for the parties to make their peace i m still looking for a wider community committed to that peace i m heartened by recent requests for a pattern for my knitted olive branch the process is a simple one knit some olives start knitting a branch and leaves and knit the olives onto the branch as you go tikkuntree olive branch materials worsted weight yarn i used araucania nature wool solids two shades of mottled green a few yards for each olive more for the branch and leaves one set of us 3 3 25 mm double point needles one set of us 4 3 5 mm double point needles stitch holder s a small amount of stuffing material a finely shredded clean plastic bag will do just as well as polyfill stuffing instructions knit 5 8 olives with stems large and small green and or black and set aside on stitch holder s or another needle to make an olive co 6 long tail divide onto 3 dpns join without twisting and mark beginning of the round row 1 and all odd rows knit row 2 k1 m1 ladder lift increase k1 repeat to end of round 9 sts row 4 k1 m1 k2 k1 repeat to end of round 12 sts row 6 k1 m1 k3 k1 repeat to end of round 15 sts row 8 k1 m1 k3 k1 repeat to end of round 18 sts row 10 k1 m1 k3 k1 repeat to end of round 21 sts rows 11 13 knit row 14 k2tog k4 k1 repeat to end of round 18 sts row 16 k2tog k3 k1 repeat to end of round 15 sts row 18 k2tog k2 k1 repeat to end of round 12 sts stuff the olive lightly and continue to close the top of the olive row 20 k2tog to end of round 6 sts row 21 k2 tog to end of round 3 row 22 k2tog k1 continue to make stem for olive on branch work remaining 2 sts in i cord knit the sts don t turn slip the sts back to the beginning of the needle and knit again for 3 5 rows cut a 3 tail for weaving later and slip these 2 sts to a holder or another needle and cut a 3 tail for weaving later start the olive branch and leaves co 5 sts in green or brown work in i cord for 2 4 begin working leaves on the stem and knit in the olives as you go to make olive branch leaves start with one st from the i cord branch from either end of the dpn then co 15 20 sts backward loops works fine other techniques are described here here bo 5 sts loosely k remaining new sts slip last st knitted back to other lh needle turn k to next to last st turn 1 st is on the rh needle slip 1 st from ln to rn and bo 1st st then continue to knit and bo the remaining sts for slim leaf or repeat above if making a larger leaf 20 sts bo 5 k k back then bo remaining sts to knit in an olive on the left side of the branch prepare by loading an olive to the left of the branch place sts on the left side of the lh dpn knit the first 2 sts of the i cord branch k2tog k2tog last st of the branch and the 1st st of the olive stem k1 2nd st of the olive stem 5 sts to knit in an olive on the right side of the branch prepare by loading an olive to the right of the branch place sts on the right side of the lh dpn k1 1st st of the olive stem k2 tog 2nd st of the olive stem and 1st st of the branch k3 continue to knit the branch and leaves adding olives as you go until you have used up your olives and or the branch is the desired length this pattern is copyright protected feel free to use this pattern for non commercial purposes only feel free to contact me if you have questions or concerns about the pattern i m indebted to mary jane midge and mink for the inspiration of their olive tutorial 2009 tikkunarts all rights reserved posted in foliage my patterns 5 comments hamsa leaves gaza on my mind january 19 2009 by tikkunknitter resport on npr smorning edition this morning anne garrels israeli forces pulling out of gaza 2 28 4 07 case that finally prompted public conversation about israel s use of excessive force dr el aish palestinian physician from gaza fixture on israeli tv believed in co existence worked in israel spoke fluent hebrew nontheless believes in the integrity of israel s leaders their professional and moral capacity to investigate the attack on his home and death of his children and to speak the truth he says he hopes his daughters deaths are not in vain that his family s tragedy will open the eyes and minds of israelis to what has happened he wants and investigation i fully believe in the moral sic of the israeli leaders i count on their professionalism that they are serious and they have the courage to say the truth they committed a mistake dr ish worked in co existence projects three of four daughters killed in israeli military strike as tension increases in gaza between israel and palestine it is important to support and empower long term peacekeeping efforts with the recent israeli violence in the news now is the time to act donate to one of the projects below that address the well known challenge of sustainable israeli palestinian peace hamsa chamsa khamsa kal project hamsa leaves doctors without borders médecins sans frontières msf donate here international rescue committee irc for medical supplies save the children has worked in gaza and the west bank since the 1970 s for food water and medical supplies un relief and works agency for palestine refugees in the near east unrwa special gaza appeal global giving facilitates work of numerous projects leading to sustainable peace in israel palestine chf international provides food and water to gazan civilian international medical corps imc is attempting to provide emergency medical supplies madre partnered with the palestinian medical relief society are trying to bring medical aid to women injured in the conflict other direct contributions to providing relief in gaza can be made to care for critical food relief nif shatil s southern office staff live in be er sheva kiryat gat rahat sderot and other communities all within the range of rocket fire from gaza supported relief work of ngo s shatil s remarkable efforts to make relief management resoures available facilitate the 450 ngo s work here here and here shatil be er sheva staff is in the process of mapping the war related needs of 450 non profit organizations and grassroots groups in the south joint protest 300 jews and arabs from the wadi ara region of israel demonstrated against the harming of innocent civilians in gaza and the surrounding israeli region the rally was organized by nif grantee awareness for you which runs empowerment courses for arab women in the village of kfar kara members of the nif family in cluding adalah legal center for arab minority rights in israel association for civil rights in israel acri bimkom planners for planning rights gisha legal center for freedom of movement hamoked center for the defence of the individual physicians for human rights israel the public committee against torture in israel rabbis for human rights yesh din volunteers for human rights b tselem the israeli information center for human rights in the occupied territories kol acher other voice supported acri s work to protect rights of arab israelis to protest gazan violence shelter nurseries for children israeli civilians might be able to use handmade toys challenge to find equivalent for gazan children hospitals in addition to sending cash donations to relief agencies such as doctors without borders posted in uncategorized leave a comment gaza on my mind an aviary for peace january 15 2009 by tikkunknitter i don t know about anyone else but the violence in gaza over the past three weeks has left me in something of a state of mental and emotional paralysis since the first israeli strike in gaza i ve been knitting birds white doves yellow birds red birds blue birds birds birds birds my personal vigil to create an aviary for peace this evening as a un compound smoulders in gaza city all i can think of is how to use my hands my needles even my heart to memorialize the many lost civilians green often symbolizes sincerity and hope optimism generosity and renewal and misfortune i recently learned that green is associated with islam tonight i ll knit a green bird a tikkuntree leaf bird a mourning dove a mournful green dove hoping for peace with every single stitch posted in uncategorized leave a comment dove at work needling peace december 29 2008 by tikkunknitter with the renewed violence in israel and gaza it seemed even more important than ever to find a way to express the work of the tikkuntree bringing more of us together to contribute to eventual peace in israel palestine while i don t wear a kippah yarmulke i do believe that the skullcap as a ritual garment symbolizes prayer and the hope for peace in a special way this needle felted dove kippah is the beginning of the new year s journey in the face of one s own powerlessness to change the actions of those waging violence against one another we can choose to walk in the path of peace by affirmatively pursuing peaceful prayer conversation and action posted in uncategorized 1 comment post election ready for new foliage december 2 2008 by tikkunknitter the tikkuntree and this site have been dormant too long perhaps but then there was an election campaign to wage and win and it was won so now with the news about president elect obama s cabinet and policy choices accumulating on a weekly basis there s even more reason to count on a reasoned american approach to building peace in israel palestine although i was thoroughly immersed in work for the campaign and change in american government since mid summer plenty of knitting for peace and politics happened along the way the broohaha over sarah palin s nomination prompted a brief flight into fanciful crochet and i spent a few weeks feverishly crocheting pigs in lipstick as i registered voters these joined a special obamulke obama yarmulke featured on judaicajournal i embroidered as donations to the pool of items auctioned by ravelry s knitters for obama group which raised over 32 000 for the campaign the many hours spent in my local campaign headquarters inspired a few special hats and my efforts to increase the jewish vote for obama prompted a few special oy bama projects as well more here the beijing summer olympics in august inspired nearly four thousand craftspeople to make and finish tens of thousands of projects as a participant in the hat dash i produced five small hats for the china care orphans project during the final months of the campaign i managed to squeeze out enough spare time to finish a number of special projects in honor of the jewish new year i finished a knitted shofar and pomegranate symbols of the holiday for sukkot i added some new knitted and felted etrogs to our family sukkah to make the space even more hospitable to visiting interfaith and peace groups more here much energy went into creating a set of flags for the 198 countries peace project i signed on to the project early claiming the flags of israel and palestine for for obvious reasons as well as the flag of cambodia in honor of my friend onn a survivor of the genocide i tackled cambodian flag first in august exploring ways to translate into knitting the special structural details of the 11th c wat kohear nokor temple represented on the flag from the outset i knew that i d execute the flags of israel and palestine jointly to reflect my understanding of the ways in which these two peoples inextricably bound to the same texts and terrain i eventually settled on joining the flags by way of the intertwined cabled trunk of a olive tree of life rather than the conjoined bodies of twins which is how i ve formulated the relationship previously as here the cabling was more than a bit of a challenge and more than a bit imperfect much like the process of achieving a just peace for these peoples but the process of sorting out ideas sketching designs and working out the technical details offered plenty of opportunities to think through new ways to participate personally in the larger process in future and now i ve plenty of ideas for new leaves for the tikkuntree anyone want to try a few posted in uncategorized 1 comment craft unbound the ordinary art of peace july 25 2008 by tikkunknitter if you live the sacred and despise the ordinary you are still bobbing in the ocean of delusion lin chi buddhist proverb from craft unbound what s often most astonishing about the internet is the way in which paths cross virtually across the most incredible distances australia had always counted among the more exotic places in the imagination of my youth the pull of coral landscapes aboriginal painting the sound of the didgeradoo the miracle of a kangaroo spouch to name a few resonances in the course of my occasional virtual travels aka surfing the internet i ve stumbled across some pretty amazing craft work but earlier this week i was amazed to learn that the tikkuntree project has been included among the on the craft unbound blog he craft unbound blog continues the exploration begun in australian kevin murray s craft unbound makes the common precious read the preface or a review of new developments in contemporary craft especially in the poor craft movement the creative strategy of using materials that have little or no value when i read the preface i was intrigued by murray s distinction between craft artists according to their method of approaching the ordinary gatherers draw from the land to produce work while fossickers discover materials in manufactured environments gleaners use what gets left behind such as packaging and alchemists look to the physical transformation of materials dissectors expose beauty through the act of destruction but liberators take the precious out of the gallery and onto the street i m flattered that the tikkuntree is counted among the unbound in murray s estimation a participant in the art of the ordinary but more importantly i hope that the tikkuntree s liberation from the gallery conveys my conviction that the business of making peace is an ordinary one something that grows out of ordinary thoughts conversation connection commitment and hopefully eventual action making a single leaf is a simple act expressing a simple commitment to peace so if the tikkuntree is to truly contribute to the realization of peace in israel palestine it can do so only by the accumulation of ordinary acts of peace ful making will you knit or crochet sew felt fold a leaf or two to make this virtual olive tree a real symbol of peace ta john posted in uncategorized 2 comments something to look forward to news from knittah july 17 2008 by tikkunknitter with peace talks between israeli and palestinian officials happening or not happening ceasefires initiated or challenged prisoners of conflict exchanged dead or alive it s been a roller coaster ride for months and all the while i ve been working on judaica knits that might stimulate conversation and community answering questions about the tikkuntree and holding my breath in the hope of a breakthrough for peace somewhere somehow sometime soon like a lot o...